SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- Saint Mary's and the University of San Francisco were selected to win the 2013 West Coast Conference men's golf championship in a preseason poll of the WCC's eight head coaches. The Gaels received five out of a possible eight first-place votes, while the Dons received the other three first-place votes.
Saint Mary's led the way with three preseason all-WCC selections: senior Ben Geyer and Mac McClung along with sophomore Jonathan De Los Reyes.
BYU totaled 39 points in the coaches poll and were picked to finish third in the conference.
San Diego was picked to finish fourth with 34 points. Sophomore Grant Forrest is a member of the 2013 preseason all-conference team. Santa Clara totaled 23 points in the coaches poll and were picked to finish fifth.
Rounding out the preseason coaches poll are Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount and Gonzaga. LMU junior Tyler Torano was selected to the preseason all-WCC team.
The 2013 WCC Golf Championships will take place from April 15th - 17th at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash.
2013 WEST COAST CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL
Team (First Place Votes) | Points |
Saint Mary's (5) | 44 |
San Francisco (3) | 44 |
BYU | 39 |
San Diego | 34 |
Santa Clara | 23 |
Pepperdine | 19 |
Loyola Marymount | 17 |
Gonzaga | 7 |
2013 PRESEASON ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE TEAM
Player | School | Year |
Zac Blair | BYU | Sr. |
Jobim Carlos | San Francisco | So. |
Jonathan De Los Reyes | Saint Mary's | So. |
Grant Forrest | San Diego | So. |
Ben Geyer | Saint Mary's | Sr. |
Justin Keiley | BYU | Jr. |
Scott Lowe | Santa Clara | Sr. |
Mac McClung | Saint Mary's | Sr. |
Tyler Torano | Loyola Marymount | Jr. |
Taylor Travis | San Francisco | Sr. |